verb
He sprang to his feet when she came into the room. When Tom came to the stream, he sprang over it. The leprechaun sprang out from behind a tree
Where the dragon's teeth were sown, an entire army sprang up
He learned how the practice of scratching the head in perplexity had sprung up. I wondered where the term horse latitudes sprang from
The canoe sprang a leak and started to sink. He likes to spring trick questions at candidates in an interview
If you go to a place I choose, I'll spring for dinner
noun
In one spring the cat cleared the garden wall and was off
Despite her age, there's still a lot of spring in her step
From what secret spring does his understanding arise?
At 35, James is still in the spring of life
adjective
We exulted in the spring sunshine
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